Medium or Digital?

adammalski

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26 Apr 2004 - 10:51 PM

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Hi

Would a medium format (say 645 or 6x7) image shot with velvia be of a higher quality than a top end digital camera?

I'm trying to wotk out whether to purchase a Mamiya 7 or to go digital for the first time.

Any opinions?
Cheers

Just Jas

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26 Apr 2004 - 11:21 PM

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I await Adam's reply on the hi end digital with interest.

For myself, it would be the ones that I can't afford!

I have been with 35mm so long now that my rapid shoot techniques causes me to stumble now with MF.

I shoot a lot of frames of the subject (if it allows me) moving my feet each time to change view point slightly. And occasionally the zoom setting.

For a more studied approach I would choose the medium format Adam proposes, however.

jas

keithh

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27 Apr 2004 - 8:57 AM

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Adam,
You're not going to get MF quality with a D100 or similar. MF quality on SLR digital means spending thousands of .

strawman

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27 Apr 2004 - 11:32 AM

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The perceived view is that a 6mp dSLR would give you the ability to print to A3 at a good quality (open to interpretation I agree). At A4 size there is no question the quality is very good. So the question on MF Vs Digital dSLR is print size. If you only print up to A4 size then go Digital. If you regularly print at A3 and above then the MF camera probably wins. In between, well I bet people could argue for ever on the print quality. Give the size of film grains on a MF camera it should win on quality hands down, it just depends whether you need or can use the theoretical resolution advantage you can get.

On Nikon Cameras I suggest you look at the D70 rather than the D100 as I hear it has better image quality for a lower price, but you then get into the metal body Vs Plastic body argument. As both have a metal chassis for lens mounts etc I personally think there is little loss in the plastic body , but it appears to be an area of debate.

I bought my 300D anticipating printing only up to A4 prints and lower than ISO 400 at this size, but have been amazed at the quality achieved when cropping an image and blowing it up to A4 size plus the ISO noise is lower than I was expecting based on my experience with prosumer digicams. So I would happily recommend the 300D/10D Canon dSLRs.